Sodexho Inc. Announces New Vice President of Public Relations

GAITHERSBURG, MD, November 7, 2005 - Sodexho USA (NYSE:SDX), the nation's leading provider of food and facilities management services, announced today the appointment of Jaya Koilpillai-Bohlmann as vice president of public relations.

Koilpillai-Bohlmann, with 18 years experience in public relations, communication and marketing communication, began her post with Sodexho on September 26, 2005. She reports to Steve Brady, senior vice president of corporate communications.

“We are extremely pleased to welcome Jaya as part of the corporate communications effort, leading our public relations programs,” said Brady. “Sodexho is in a transformational time. We are faced with a myriad of opportunities for communicating with key audiences about new and successful strategic initiatives that display our operations, values, goals and services. Jaya's experience in Sodexho's key market segments and her comprehensive background position her perfectly to communicate the right messages to customers and other constituents who expect the highest standards from Sodexho as the market leader.”

Koilpillai-Bohlmann has held positions with Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide, the American Red Cross, Adventist Healthcare, GTE/Verizon, and consulting and corporate communication positions with healthcare, technology, travel/tourism, entertainment - companies in service-oriented and dynamic industries on an international scale. A native of Maryland, she has lived in Los Angeles and western Canada.

Koilpillai-Bohlmann has earned PRSA's Bronze Anvil award and several other industry honors for her work in crisis communication, corporate positioning and nonprofit public service education. Koilpillai-Bohlmann is affiliated with the Public Relations Society of America, American Women in Radio and TV, the National Press Club and several other professional organizations.

She holds a bachelor's degree in journalism from Columbia Union College in Takoma Park, Md. and a master's degree in public relations from the University of Maryland, College Park.

Sodexho USA (www.sodexhoUSA.com) is the leading provider of food and facilities management in the United States, with $6 billion in annual revenue and 110,000+ employees. Sodexho USA offers innovative outsourcing solutions in food service, housekeeping, grounds keeping, plant operations and maintenance, asset management, and laundry services to more than 6,000 corporations, health care, long term care and retirement centers, schools, college campuses, military and remote sites in North America. Headquartered in Gaithersburg, MD, Sodexho USA proudly serves as the official food service provider for the US Marine Corps.